Jun 15, 2017
When Alex Crow and I hopped on Skype, I hadn’t realized she was one of the two HardTail gals… For those who didn’t subscribe to Yoga Journal over the past decade- you wouldn’t recognize her side view or backside in various level 3 poses. Alex went through some asthtanga-based injuries before slowly her practice way down and teaching in her own integrity.
In this conversation with Alex you can
eavesdrop on us on two seasoned yoga teachers discussing about the
evolution of the practice and the teaching
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Alexandria Crow’s yoga experience has been a journey of transformation that has led to self acceptance and a sense of ease with herself and the world around her. The physical challenges of a rigorous yoga asana practice initially provided a natural familiarity for the former competitive gymnast, through injury and inquiry her practice and teaching has evolved towards sustainability. The study of the yogic philosophy has given her tools she uses to approach life with steadiness. Her practice has taught her the importance of accessing the present moment and how one’s thoughts are not an accurate representation of who each of us are at the source. With this clarity, she’s able to live life with more ease.
Alex shares her personal experience of the transformative nature of a yoga practice with her students. Her classes are unique in their style and are wisely designed and are based on the actual mechanics of the body and allow students to explore their personal range of motion and capabilities in relation to each class's focus. She asks her students to observe the roots of their actions to know why they are making certain choices and to understand that while they can or cannot do something doesn't necessarily mean that they should on either side. She teaches her students to experience the impermanent sensations of the body while watching how those sensations beget thoughts and how those thoughts beget an action that may or may not always be wise or based in the present moment. Alex’s emphasis on paying attention and her insistence on each individual respecting their own uniqueness encourages them to love and celebrate who they are. It’s this love of their own unique perfection that creates true change in her students so they can connect with more grace to themselves, to others and to the world.
Alex is an internationally respected teachers’ teacher who leads teacher trainings and workshops around the world. Through her Yoga Physics methodology she aims to clearly explain in the simplest terms the what, why’s and how’s of asana, meditation and yogic philosophy making the practice approachable for everyone, of every level and of every walk of life. She shares this knowledge with her students and other teachers so they can practice and teach wisely, sustainably and mindfully. Her continuing education workshops train teachers to be better informed on yogic philosophy, the physical mechanics of the body and how they apply to asana. Her Yoga Physics mentorship program is helping teachers build on their strengths, develop their weaknesses while discovering their own unique voices.